Well part there of.
Preparing for our retirement next year, we've this past year, been very busy
with building a new house on 3 acres of land.
Now the house is finished we can get on with the gardens, no easy feat as
the area around the house is hard clay, plus the house is an hour's drive
away so we mostly only get up there on the weekends, so it's been a slow
process. I have a lot of hard work to do over the next few years. :-)

Hope you have a guest quarters......



"Maroochy" bharris*REMOVE wrote in message
...
Well part there of.
Preparing for our retirement next year, we've this past year, been very
busy with building a new house on 3 acres of land.
Now the house is finished we can get on with the gardens, no easy feat as
the area around the house is hard clay, plus the house is an hour's drive
away so we mostly only get up there on the weekends, so it's been a slow
process. I have a lot of hard work to do over the next few years. :-)

In article ,
"Maroochy" bharris*REMOVE wrote:

Well part there of.
Preparing for our retirement next year, we've this past year, been very busy
with building a new house on 3 acres of land.
Now the house is finished we can get on with the gardens, no easy feat as
the area around the house is hard clay, plus the house is an hour's drive
away so we mostly only get up there on the weekends, so it's been a slow
process. I have a lot of hard work to do over the next few years. :-)



It's beautiful!

8^)~~~~~~ Sue (remove x to email)
~~~~~~~~~

http://suzie-q-wacvet.com/
http://intergnat.com/malebashing/

In article ,
"Maroochy" bharris*REMOVE wrote:

Well part there of.
Preparing for our retirement next year, we've this past year, been very busy
with building a new house on 3 acres of land.
Now the house is finished we can get on with the gardens, no easy feat as
the area around the house is hard clay, plus the house is an hour's drive
away so we mostly only get up there on the weekends, so it's been a slow
process. I have a lot of hard work to do over the next few years. :-)



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Looks wonderful Barb, when does the group get the invite?

3Putt in Coastal SC wrote:
Hope you have a guest quarters......

We have a room that has "reserved for Jerry and Pam" on the door. ;-)

Suzie-Q wrote:
It's beautiful!

Thanks, it's been 12 months of angst and now lots of hard work to get
gardens going. :-)

Sj wrote:
This is the house we built on Topsail Island, NC, once
our kids were off to college ... took us 9 months to build,
in a tract of maritime oaks, 500' in from the ocean, 2nd
row, so felt relatively safe from hurricanes ... lived there
20 glorious years before we moved to get closer to
medical facilities ...

Am in contact w/ the people who bought & live there
now .. have seen pics of both the outside & inside &
am very happy to see the excellent care being given
to the house we built

Our garden consisted of a very large gardenia plant we
brought down from upstate NY (which flourished!) &
some flowers & veget/herbs such as marigolds, zinnias,
tomatoes, parsley, chives. basil, marjoram ...

I think I've seen this before.
Do I detect a certain amount of wistfulness that you left Topsail Island?
You seem to mention that you once lived there quite alot.

cebo wrote:

Looks wonderful Barb, when does the group get the invite?

Thanks, there's an open invitation to all. :-)

"Maroochy" wrote ...

Well part there of.
Preparing for our retirement next year, we've this past year, been very
busy with building a new house on 3 acres of land.
Now the house is finished we can get on with the gardens, no easy feat as
the area around the house is hard clay, plus the house is an hour's drive
away so we mostly only get up there on the weekends, so it's been a slow
process. I have a lot of hard work to do over the next few years. :-)



That house reminds me so much of trips to your Country outside the main
towns, it can only be in Oz. Thank you for sharing.

--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

Bob Hobden wrote:
That house reminds me so much of trips to your Country outside the
main towns, it can only be in Oz. Thank you for sharing.

No worries, our house is a long way outside a main town. :-)
The closest reasonably large town is a good 1/2 hour's drive away.

In article ,
"Maroochy" bharris*REMOVE wrote:

Suzie-Q wrote:
It's beautiful!

Thanks, it's been 12 months of angst and now lots of hard work to get
gardens going. :-)


Well worth it.

8^)~~~~~~ Sue (remove x to email)
~~~~~~~~~

http://suzie-q-wacvet.com/
http://intergnat.com/malebashing/

On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:19:29 +1000, "Maroochy" bharris*REMOVE
wrote:

Bob Hobden wrote:
That house reminds me so much of trips to your Country outside the
main towns, it can only be in Oz. Thank you for sharing.

No worries, our house is a long way outside a main town. :-)
The closest reasonably large town is a good 1/2 hour's drive away.

A half hour in same places is 10 miles. Maybe the speed might be
included or a mileage distance.

In article , Maroochy
writes
Well part there of.
Preparing for our retirement next year, we've this past year, been very busy
with building a new house on 3 acres of land.
Now the house is finished we can get on with the gardens, no easy feat as
the area around the house is hard clay, plus the house is an hour's drive
away so we mostly only get up there on the weekends, so it's been a slow
process. I have a lot of hard work to do over the next few years. :-)




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Post more pictures now and then so we can watch it grow!
--
Sue ]

Suzie-Q wrote:
In article ,
"Maroochy" bharris*REMOVE wrote:

Suzie-Q wrote:
It's beautiful!

Thanks, it's been 12 months of angst and now lots of hard work to get
gardens going. :-)


Well worth it.

I hope it will, I just wish could be living there right now.

joevan wrote:
On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:19:29 +1000, "Maroochy" bharris*REMOVE
wrote:

Bob Hobden wrote:
That house reminds me so much of trips to your Country outside the
main towns, it can only be in Oz. Thank you for sharing.

No worries, our house is a long way outside a main town. :-)
The closest reasonably large town is a good 1/2 hour's drive away.

A half hour in same places is 10 miles. Maybe the speed might be
included or a mileage distance.

It's about 40 km. (about 24 miles)